3-16 Mercy Watson Fights Crime

Chaptep 16 The next morning, the front page of the newspaper read: PET PIG CAPTURES THIEF SITS ON HIM UNTIL HELP ARRIVES

" She is a porcine wonder, " said the pig's owner, Mrs. Watson. " She is a very, very brave dear, " said Mr. Watson, husband of Mrs. Watson and proudco-owner of the pig. " She is a sly pig, " said the Watsons' neighbor Eugenia Lincoln, “ and things with her are never as they seem. "

Baby Lincoln, sister to Eugenia Lincoln, remarked that" the most interesting things seem to happen when one has pieright before bed. " " The pig did capture the thief, " said police officer Bert Tomilello. " How it happened I am not certain. But did it happen? It did. ”

Firemen Ned Fortune and Lorenzo Whiz were also at the scene. They both agreed that the pig had some" amazing abilities. " They also pointed out that Mrs. Watson made excellent toast. The thief, Leroy Ninker, is interested in reforming himself. He would like to become a cowboy.

The pig had nothing to say. But she seemed very pleased with herself.